THE GROUPERS AND THE JEW FISH. 



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Pedro. It reaches a length of twelve to twenty inches and a weight of 

 about five pounds. It has been taken at Monterey, but is common only 

 from San Pedro southward to Magdalena Bay. So far as known to us, it 

 agrees in habits and value with the preceeding. 



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THE RED GROUPER. EPIXEPHELUS MORIO. 



The Spotted Cabrilla, Serranus maculofasciatus, receives the same 

 names, " Rock Bass " and " Cabrilla," as others. It agrees with the pre- 

 ceeding in value, distribution, and habits, so far as is known, but is rather 

 smaller in size. It is an excellent food-fish, and from its great abundance 

 about San Diego it may become of considerable economic importance. 

 Its range extends southward to Mazatlan, it being one of the very few 

 California fishes which extend their range to the south of the Tropic of 

 Cancer. 



